16. which of the following was the agreement that the anti- federalists to finally approve the constitution?
the bill of rights the federalists papers *** an amendment about slavery the rewriting of the preamble 17. what motive did the founding fathers have for adding the right to bear arms into the constitution?
to drive up the cost of weapons and ammunition to ensure that the government would have a strong national military ***
to make sure people could defend themselves against the government
to try to get the delegates from the southern states to ratify the constitution
18. which of the following is a notable influence of native american culture on the geography of the united states?
many places are named using native american words. ***
native americans created safe passages through mountain areas.
many of the cities today were built by native american tribes.
native americans built many dams and changed the direction of rivers.
19. which answer best explains how the articles of confederation set up governmental roles for dealing with foreign governments?
congress had the power to make foreign treaties.***
the states had the power to make foreign treaties. congress could write treaties, but they needed to be approved by the states.
the states could write treaties, but they needed to be approved by congress
20. when the framers decided to use population as a basis for tax rates, what debated issue was resolved?
whether to take steps to limit the slave trade whether to allow states or congress to tax trade whether to directly or indirectly elect the president
whether to count slaves in the population of the south***